Economic and Social Council

Meetings and Events of ECOSOC and its Subsidiary Bodies

Please note that this list provides information on the upcoming meetings and events of the Economic and Social Council, and the annual sessions of its subsidiary bodies. All meetings are open to Member States, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and the civil society. For further information, please contact ecosocinfo@un.org for ECOSOC events, and see also the internet links of the subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC.

2008 2009 2010

January
15 January	Economic and Social Council, election of Bureau New York
19 - 28 January	Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, 2009 Regular Session Conference Room 1, Conference Room Building, UNHQ New York
February
02 - 06 February	International Narcotics Control Board, ninety-fourth session Vienna
04 - 13 February	47th Session of the Commission for Social Development Conference Room 4, Conference Room Building, UNHQ New York
10 - 13 February	Economic and Social Council, organizational session New York
12 February	ECOSOC special event: The Contribution of Traditional Medicine to the Realization of International Development Objectives related to Global Public Health New York
23 - 27 February	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting New York, USA
23 February	Special Event on Philanthropy and the Global Public Health Agenda New York, USA
24 - 27 February	Statistical Commission, fortieth session New York
March
02 - 13 March	53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW53) United Nations, New York
09 - 13 March	Committee for Development Policy, eleventh session New York
11 - 20 March	Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Fifty-second Session and High-Level Segment Vienna
30 March - 03 April	42nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development UNHQ
30 March - 03 April	Committee of Experts on Public Administration, eighth session New York
31 March	Global Preparatory Meeting for the 2009 ECOSOC High-level segment ECOSOC Chamber, Conference Room Building, UNHQ New York
April
16 - 24 April	Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Vienna
20 April - 01 May	United Nations Forum on Forests, 8th Session New York
27 April	Special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and UNCTAD New York
May
04 - 15 May	17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development New York
04 - 22 May	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, forty-second session Geneva
11 - 22 May	International Narcotics Control Board, ninety-fifth session Vienna
18 - 29 May	Eighth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues New York
18 - 27 May	Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, 2009 Resumed session Conference Room 1, Conference Room Building, UNHQ New York
18 - 19 May	Economic and Social Council, resumed organizational session New York
20 May	Panel discussion on Healthy Women: Gateway to a Healthy World: Health Care and Health Policy for Women and Girls, Organized by Committee on the Status of Women Conference Room 4, Conference Room Building, UNHQ New York
25 - 29 May	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, twelfth session Geneva
25 - 29 May	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, pre-sessional working group, forty-third session Geneva
June
08 June - 02 July	Committee for Programme and Coordination, forty-ninth session New York
16 - 19 June	Commission on Narcotic Drugs, meeting of heads of national drug law enforcement agencies, European region, eighth session Vienna
July
06 - 09 July	UN ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
06 - 09 July	High-level Segment Geneva
10 - 14 July	Coordination Segment Geneva
10 July	Dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions (To come soon) Geneva
15 - 17 July	Operational Activities Segment Geneva
20 - 22 July	Humanitarian Affairs Segment Geneva
23 - 30 July	General Segment Geneva
October
27 October - 13 November	International Narcotics Control Board, ninety-sixth session Vienna
29 October	Joint Special Event - "Food and Economic Crises in Post-conflict Countries" ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters in New York
November
02 - 20 November	Committee on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights,forty-third session Geneva
23 - 27 November	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, pre-sessional working group, forty-fourth session Geneva
30 November - 09 December	Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, thirty-sixth session Geneva
December
03 - 04 December	Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, resumed eighteenth session Vienna

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